Biography: Girshbein Elena was born in 1958 in the former USSR in 1982 and graduated from the Art collage of the city Oryol. She worked as an art designer and teacher. In 1991, she immigrated to Israel. She specializes mainly in portrait painting and is considered by many as "one of best portrait painters in Israel today". The works of Elena are found in private collections in Germany, Canada, USA, France, Russia and Israel.